Toy bombing game



Sept. 4, 1945. H HANNA 2,384,166

TOY BOMBING GAME Filed Sept. 29, 1943 INVENTOR. fle/wy M //d/7/7dPatented Sept. 4, 1945 UNiTED STATES PAT ENT Q E 1.

TOY BOMBINGVGAME Henry M. Hanna, Kansas City, M0,, assignor ofone-fourth to Verne H. Nye, Kansas City, Mo.

Application September 29, 1943, Serial No. 504,278

This invention relates to amusement devices 6 Claims.

in the nature of a toyor game having means for throwing .a projectilethrough space toward a target, which is preferably horizontallydisposed, and the primary aim is the provision of such a toy wherein isincluded simple, rugged, yet efficient means for shiftably maintaining aprojecting beam, in proper relation with sighting mechanism wherebytheprojectile may be cast upon the target with accuracy.

Another object of this invention is the provision ofa toy bombing orprojectile casting apparatus characterized by unique and speciallycombined sighting and propelling mechanism, which takes into. accountthe trajectory of. thepropelled article, to the end that the target isstruck thereby when said target is in alignment with the sightingelement. of the apparatus.

A further aim of this invention is to provide a toy of theaforementioned character, having a head'shiftable about avertical axisand a pair of beams or the like, swingable about horizontal axes, whichbeams are held in proper angular relation depending upon' weight of theprojected article, strength of the projecting force, and distance to.the targetforming a part of the game. A large number-of minorobjectsincludin the specific manner of embodying the invention in one formofapparatus. vWillappear during the course of the following specification,referring to the accompanying drawing whereinz 7 Fig. 1 is a sideelevational view of the toy bombing game made to embody the presentinvention. I

Fig. 2 is. anenlarged fragmentary sectional view through the upperportion of the projecting' apparatus, of the game, parts bein left inelevation for clearance of disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the game taken on lineIII-III of Fig. 2, look? ing in the direction'of the arrow.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectionalview through theprojecting beam taken on'line IVIV of Figl 2.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of one end of projecting beam illustratinone way of constructing a trigger mechanism for the game; and

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of one end of the sighting beam, showingthe cross hairs thereof.

The game comprises a target In preferably disposed horizontally andhaving thereon such ictorial illustrations as may simulate a map, battlefield, or the like, a standard l2 and a head generally designated by thenumeral I4.

Head l4 isfpivotally mounted upon standard l2 by a pin or analogousmeans I6, disposed on a vertical axis to ,permit free movementof head l4whenthe gameis in use.

Head l4 comprises one orjmore uprights l8 mounted on standard 12 throughthe. medium of a block orthe like 20. Upon lthese uprights is isposed apair of beams 22'and 24. Beam 22 is carried by a horizontal pivot point26. While beam 24is likewise secured to uprights l8 by a similarlydisposed pivotal pintle .28. 1

Beams 22 and Mare maintained at different angles of inclination withrespect to the. horizontal and the normallyjforward ends ofv bearns'ZZand 24 arelmaintainedcloser together than the rear ends thereon 1 A link'30 pivotall jsecured as at 32 and 34 to beams Hand 24. respectively,maintains the relation between these beams and as one of said beams isshifted about its vertical pivotal point, the other beam follows,

Beam 22 has a track 36 formed along the forward portionof its.upper,edge to, receive the projected member ,3afwhichshould be in the natureof a dart orthe likdjhavinga point 40 capable of-pentrating a'part oftarget ID. A bearing block 42 on, beam .12 journals plunger 44 forrectilinear reciprocation and, a head 46 on the end of plunger .44,whichdirectly engages member 38, limits the movement of plunger 44 inone direction. A trigger 48 limits the movement of plunger-.44 in the.opposite direction.

Spring 50 having one of its ends attached to trigger 48 is anchored atits other end'to one of a number of pins 52 carried by beam Hand whentrigger 48 is moved from behind-stop 5,4, spring 50 willdraw plunger 44to the forward end of its path of travel,-thus-, member 38 is projectedwith a snapping action alon track 36 and-thence to target in in thetrajectory path, shown by, the dotted lines in Fig. 1. The force ofspring 50, weight of member 38, and angularity of beam 22 with respecttotarget [0, is, such as to. cause member-38 to engage the target when thetarget is on a straight line projected outwardly from sighting beam 24.

This line of sight is indicated by the dot-anddash line of Fig. 1.

Beam 24 has a central longitudinal bore 55 therethrough and a peep hole56 at one end. Cross hairs 58 at the opposite end of beam 24 completesthe inclusion in beam 24 of the necessary elements to accurately sightthe apparatus prior to releasing trigger 48 to project member 38 towardtarget [0.

The tension of spring 50 :may be increased or 'tion.

decreased to suit conditions by moving one end thereof into engagementwith the appropriate pin 52 and in the event it is desired to vary theregular angularity between beams 22 and 24, pin 32 .may be moved toanother socket '60 formed in beam 22.

Obviously from the foregoing, it .will be observed that the apparatusmay be adjusted to properlyproject a'movable member onto the target,regardless of the distance of the target from the elevated sight andprojecting beam, and that if it is desired to vary the distance of thetarget from the projecting apparatus, the force of spring I change thedistance between these said forward I ends. The angularity of the track36 is changed so that the ends of beams 22 and 24 approach each other asbeam 24 nears the horizontal posi- As target I0 is moved from'theprojecting head, the angle of sight approaches the horizontal and theangle of projection is elevated to change the trajectory path to assurea striking of the target.

Since the invention may be embodied in toy bombing games having physicalcharacteristics different from those illustrated, and further since theparticular form of the parts entering into the combination producing theapparatus may be varied to a considerable degree, it is desired to belimited only by the spirit of the invention and scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as newand desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A game device of the character described, comprising a standardmovable about a vertical axis; a pair of beams mounted one above theother, on said standard for movement about separate horizontal, arallelaxes; sighting structure on one of the beams to establish a line ofsight; mechanism for projecting a, free member from the other beam; andmeans for maintaining the beams at difierent angles to the horizontal asthe same are shifted about their axes whereby said line of sight and thetrajectory of the free member converge at a selected point.

2. A: game device of the character described, comprising a standardmovable about a vertical axis; a pair of beams mounted-one above theother, on said standard for movement about separate horizontal, parallelaxes; sighting structure on one of the beams to establish a line ofsight; mechanis'm for projecting a free member from the other beam; andmeans interconnecting the pair of beams for causing the same to movesimultaneously about their axes and for holding the'lbeams at differentangles to the horizontal whereby said line of sight and the trajectoryof the free member converge at a selected point.

3. A game device of the character described, comprising a standardmovable about a vertical axis; a pair of beams mounted, one above theother, on said standard for movement about separate horizontal, parallelaxes; sighting structure on one of the beams to establish a line ofsight; 'mechanism for projecting" a free member from the other beam;and'means' interconnecting the pair of beams for causing the same tomove simultaneously about their axes and for holding the beams atdifferent angles to the horizontal whereby said line of sight and thetrajectory of the free member converge at a selected point, said beamshaving their angularity .with respect to each other, progressivelychanged as the same are moved about their horizontal axes.

4. A game device of the character described comprising a standardmovable about a vertical axis; apair of beams mounted, one above theother, on said standard for movement about separate horizontal, parallelaxes; sighting structure on one of the beams to establish a line ofsight; mechanism-for projecting a free member from the other'bea-m;means for maintaining the beams at'different angles to each other as thesame are shifted about their axes; and a guide forthe free member on thesaid other beam.

5. A game device of the character described comprising a standardmovable about a vertical axis; a sighting member on the standardmovalble about a horizontal axis to establish a line 7 directing afreely movable missile along the, track; and linkage joining thesighting member and the said track for progressively changing the angleof said track with respect to the horizontal and the trajectory of thefreely movable missile as the sighting member is moved about its axiswhereby said line of sight and the trajectory of the free missileconverge at a selected point. f V V 6. A game device of the characterdescribed comprising a standard movable about a vertical axis; asighting member on the standard movable about 'a horizontal axis toestablish a line of sight; a projectile track shiftably carried by thestandard; means on the projectile track for directing a freely movablemissile along the track; and linkage joining the sighting member and thesaid track for progressively changing the angle of said track withrespect to the horizontal and the trajectory of the freely movablemissile as the sighting member is moved about its axis, said freelymovable member being provided with radial fins at oneend thereof, saidtrack ybeing formedto present'two parallel, spaced apart contact edgesand a longitudinal groove therebetween for receiving one of the saidfins.-

HENRY ,M. HANNA.

